2 Samuel 8:13

2 Samuel 8:13 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

13And David became famous after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites8:13 A few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 18:12); most Hebrew manuscripts Aram (that is, Arameans) in the Valley of Salt.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

13So David made a name for himself when he returned from 8:13 Lit strikingkilling eighteen thousand 8:13 Some mss EdomArameans in the Valley of Salt.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

13So David made a name for himself when he returned from killing 18,000 Some mss read EdomArameans in the Valley of Salt.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

13So David made a name for himself when he returned from killing 18,000 8:13 A few manuscripts read Edomites (the form of the Hebrew letters makes the two names nearly identical).Arameans (Syrians) in the Valley of Salt.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

13And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites8:13 A few Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, and Syriac (see also verse 14 and 1 Chronicles 18:12); most Hebrew manuscripts Arameans in the Valley of Salt.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

13David returned after he had struck down 18,000 men of Edom in the Valley of Salt. He became famous for doing it.

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